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JirQUEST · #1 11-21-2004, 11:58 PM

i am sure all of us get spam thru email everyday, and from wat i searched so far, many are facing probs on the forums with registered users as well.

i dun have that problem with my registered users. however, it is the unregistered that i have a problem with. becoz i run an online fiction site, i let unregistered users post comments on the stories/poems.

but lately, i been getting forum spam, advertising stuff like viagra, cialis, levitra etc. anyone has any idea how to prevent that?

one more thing i wish to find out.... is it possible that a machine is responsible for this? the way i see it, it would take huge effort from someone to do it constantly... and i get abt 7-10 such replies per week (thank god)

Natch · #2 11-22-2004, 01:45 AM

Don't allow unregged users to post at all: this will stop spam.

It's the only real way, that doesn't require hourly manual maintenance

AN-net · #3 11-22-2004, 04:04 AM

omg hey, if this is relating to actual thread/replies check out my new hack

it completely fixes this by forcing image verification on guests/unreigstered when they are making a post

actually it is a bot i think i got the same, this bot constantly advertises levitra in my forum feedback section>_>

twoseven · #4 11-22-2004, 04:31 AM

oooo boy i could use levitra

(whats it for anyhow)?

AN-net · #5 11-22-2004, 04:38 AM

levitra is for erectial disfunction which i think a website cant have, especially an animation one...

JirQUEST · #6 11-22-2004, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AN-net

omg hey, if this is relating to actual thread/replies check out my new hack

it completely fixes this by forcing image verification on guests/unreigstered when they are making a post

actually it is a bot i think i got the same, this bot constantly advertises levitra in my forum feedback section>_>

omg just took a look at it.... sounds like what i would love to have! heh will click install once i get done with my chores.... good one mate!

JirQUEST · #7 11-22-2004, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Natch

Don't allow unregged users to post at all: this will stop spam.

It's the only real way, that doesn't require hourly manual maintenance

yup... thought of it. but the idea of lack of comments from unregistered users put me off. i guess it's a tough exchange.

Reeve of shinra · #8 11-22-2004, 08:11 PM

lol, a member of mine decided to be funny one day and created a script to spam our spam forum. OKay, that wasnt so funny.

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